October Newsletter

GOVERNMENT
ENSURING A SAFE
community
The Greenwood Village Police Department works to protect residents and businesses from crime, but to effectively sustain a crime-free
environment requires an active, engaged, and aware community. Remember — the most important single act you can do is to be aware of
your surroundings at all times and call the Police to report crimes or suspicious activities! As an observer, if the situation doesn’t look or
feel right, it probably is not. By going with your instincts, your actions could help deter a crime in progress or save the life of a neighbor.
HALLOWEEN
SAFETY TIPS
For Kids
• Never go into a stranger’s house or
ring their door unless your parents
are with you.
• Be careful when you cross the
street. Always look both directions
and stop at all street corners before
crossing. Cross only at intersections
and crosswalks.
• Make sure your parents know
where you are going and who you
are going with.
• Decorate costumes, bags and sacks
with reflective tape and stickers.
• Carry a flashlight with you at all
times.
• Use costumes that are light or
bright enough to make you more
visible at night.
VILLAGE CURFEW FOR MINORS
• Have clean fun. Do not vandalize
any cars or houses.
For Parents
• Know the route your children will
be taking if you are not going with
them. Make sure they check in
with you every hour.
• Inspect your child’s costume to
make sure it is safe. If they are
wearing a mask, make sure the eye
holes are large enough to clearly see
through.
• If your child will be attending a
Halloween Party, make sure that
you have met the parents and know
what kinds of activities will be
taking place at the party.
• Teach your children not to speak to
strangers or get into strangers cars.
• Make sure your children Trick-or-
Treat in groups.
Since Halloween falls on a Wednesday, we want to remind everyone the curfew for
minors (under the age of 18) is 11 p.m. Sunday-Thursday (Friday, Saturday and legal
holidays are midnight).
The curfew for minors is waived if:
• the minor is accompanied by a parent, guardian or other person 21 years of age or
older; the minor is engaged in lawful employment;
• the minor is traveling to or from the minor’s place of employment, a religious
service, meeting or activity, or a school-sponsored meeting or activity; or
• the minor is conducting an emergency errand directed by his or her parent,
guardian or other person 21 years of age or older having the care or custody of the
minor.
For more information, please call the Police Department at 303-773-2525.
• Children should always go out
Trick-or-Treating accompanied by a
responsible adult.
• Let your child know not to cut
through back alleys and fields, and
stay in well lighted areas with lots
of people around.
• Instruct your child not to eat any
treats until parents can inspect them.
For Drivers
• Slow down in residential
neighborhoods.
• Obey all traffic signs and signals
• Watch for children walking in the
street or on medians and curbs.
• Enter and exit driveways slowly and
carefully.
• Teach children to exit and enter the
car on the curbside, away from
traffic.
For more information on Halloween
Safety, please call the Village Police
Department at 303-773-2525. GV
PG. 10 GV NEWSLETTER | OCTOBER 2018